Medical Secretary in Weston-super-Mare

Main area Medical Secretary Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent: Part time, Flexible Working Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working

22.5 hours per week (Mon & Fri must + 1 other day to be discussed)

Employer Sirona care & health CIC Employer type NHS Site Drove House Town Weston-super-Mare Salary £25,760 - £27,476 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 24/07/2026 23:59

Medical Secretary

NHS AfC: Band 3

Job overview

Are you an organised, compassionate administrator who wants their work to genuinely make a difference to children and families?

Sirona care & health is looking for a Medical Secretary to join our Children’s Community Health Partnership team in North Somerset . This is a rewarding part-time opportunity to support clinical professionals delivering essential community healthcare services to children and young people across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

As a Medical Secretary, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our clinical teams can deliver safe, timely and effective care. You’ll provide high-quality administrative and secretarial support, manage confidential clinical correspondence, coordinate appointments and meetings, and act as a key point of contact for families, professionals and partner organisations.

This is a fast-paced, varied role where your organisational skills, professionalism and attention to detail will make a real impact every day.

Main duties of the job

• Provide comprehensive secretarial/administration support to the clinical and secretarial.
• Undertake any necessary photocopying, filing, and other administrative duties to ensure the efficient running of the office.
• To be responsible for the audio/copy typing of letters, reports, general correspondence and statutory assessments. To arrange and organise meetings as requested by/under the direction of clinical staff.
• To be responsible for requesting test results/investigations/medical records and x-rays as instructed by clinical staff, bringing to their attention any urgent results that need immediate action.
• To act as a contact point and liaise with patients, medical and nursing staff, police and social services, other agencies face to face and over the telephone dealing with queries.
• Ensure that the waiting list targets are met, and pending lists are maintained.
• Ensure that all administrative activity is recorded accurately for activity purposes in a timely manner.
• To effectively deal with professionals’ incoming mail.
• Ensure effective diary systems are updated and maintained.
• To be responsible for recording and booking clinical outcomes, patient telephone follow up appointments on (EMIS).
• To assist in the training of new members of staff/colleagues.

Working for our organisation

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.

Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.
If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.

If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.

Skills, Experience & Knowledge

• Excellent interpersonal skills via telephone and face to face, with a variety of colleagues, carers / parents, professionals / agencies both internal and external e.g. consultants, GPs, health visitors, school health nurses, education, social services, multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of working as part of a team and ability to plan activities of own role.
• Attention to detail to be able to complete tasks accurately and efficiently
• Good organisational/prioritization skills, being able to meet deadlines as well as carry out day to day activities of role.
• Awareness of policies and procedures regarding confidentiality and data protection and ensure that these are adhered to with regard to patient records and information requested over the telephone.
• To have the ability to work under pressure.
• To be able to promote good working relationships with secretarial colleagues and clinical staff.

Qualifications

• Sound qualification in English language
• RSA III typing qualification or equivalent
• Previous secretarial experience dealing with telephone enquiries, correspondence, office administration and diary management
• Previous experience of typing documents containing specialised terminology
• Experience and understanding of dealing with sensitive and confidential information
• Previous experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Experience of patient booking system ie EMIS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.